Imam Ali's Pacificism by Relying on Nahj Al-Balagha

Imam Ali (AS) during his life has participated in many wars and started fighting on the battlefield when he was 20 years old. In most of the early wars of Islam he was an unparalleled hero and killed dozens of renowned Arab heroes. However, at the time of the previous caliphs, society was at peace and there was no civil war. Therefore, how we can justify the Imam Ali's pacificism manner? In this study by relying on Nahj al-Balagha, while investigating and criticizing some of the criticisms and expressing reasons and evidences for Imam Ali's peace-making, especially regarding the wars of his caliphate period, his approach toward peace and war based on Islamic teachings as a tool to divine goals has been studied. Also, Imam Ali's approach toward peace, negation of war and violence, his principles and regulations have been presented to the audiences.